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NEW YORK: Viking Books, 1954. 6th printing.. Hard cover. Good in very good dust jacket. ex-lib with usual markings & expected imperfections; dj price clipped; all else-clean, tight, & attractive; dj protected by new mylar wrap.. Taro Yashima. 8 vo; picture book format; illust. boards39 pgs.; color illust. throughout; illust. dj.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

The Viking Press, 1954. Cloth. Good. Very large, thinner children's book, yellow cloth very slightly soiled with red circle design at top front, red lettering on spine very fine, variety of blue colors with homes illustrated inside covers and adjacent end papers, 39 pages, beautiful color-illustrations of daily life in a Japanese village throughout, some full-page. Good.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Viking. Fair/Fair. 1954. Fep Ripped and Taped, Binding Damamge. Hard Cover. Ex-Library (Q344) .

New York: Viking Press, 1954. 3rd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with just a few signs of previous use, including a small school ownership stamp on the front paste-down, which should be visible in the second of the attached scans. The yellow cloth covers are fresh, with light wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in very good condition with handling and several short closed tears. The spine shows fading and heavier wear, with the worst problem being paper missing from the top and bottom. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: A child's picture book (39 pages), showing everyday life in a small traditional Japanese village. "every day after school, the children ran eagerly down the road towards home. As they trotted past the shops and farms where each neighbor was busy with his work, so many interesting smells and sounds called… Read More

The Viking Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. 1122682115 . Yellow cloth, lettered in red. A very clean, tight copy. Without names or bookplate. The dust jacket has foxing to the exterior and the underside. A few short tears. Minor soiling. Price of $2.50 to the front flap. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS, HC+DJ EXCELLENT CONDITION.

Viking Press, 1954. Hard. Fine. Yashima, Taro. Seventh Printing. Yellow cloth -- LIKE NEW. Crisp, clean, FINE un-clipped ($5.95) jacket. Taro Yashima's second picture book about his childhood and illustrated by his wife, recreates the heart of Japan. A book of timeless appeal and an exceptional copy.

New York: Viking Press, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Thin quarto. Two small abrasions at the bottom of the boards, near fine in attractive very good or better dustwrapper with a few small chips and tears. A handsome copy.

VG sturdy library edition, with orange boards.
The pages are full of Beautiful watercolor paintings by Taro himself.
Taro and his wife Mitsu, real names Jun Iwamatsu and Tomoe Sasako, were antifascist activists in addition to artists; they met in the Japanese Proletarian Artists' League. After being arrested and tortured by the Japanese government for their activism, they fled to America; they took on their pseudonyms when they were hired by the Office of War Information, and later the Office of Strategic Services, to protect their family still living in Japan. They produced anti-military propaganda for Japanese consumption in various forms throughout World War II, including illustrating handbills for dropping over battlefields. After the war, Taro and Mitsu wrote PLENTY TO WATCH and their other children's books to tell their American-born daughter Momo about life in Japan before the war. Based on Taro's childhood in a small village, this story brings to life all of the active workshops and… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Near fine in very good minus dust jacket.. Early edition of the charming tale of a walk home from school through a lively Japanese village, inscribed and with a stunning original watercolor by Yashima. Taro and his wife Mitsu, real names Jun Iwamatsu and Tomoe Sasako, were antifascist activists in addition to artists; they met in the Japanese Proletarian Artists' League. After being arrested and tortured by the Japanese government for their activism, they fled to America; they took on their pseudonyms when they were hired by the Office of War Information, and later the Office of Strategic Services, to protect their family still living in Japan. They produced anti-military propaganda for Japanese consumption in various forms throughout World War II, including illustrating handbills for dropping over battlefields. After the war, Taro and Mitsu wrote PLENTY TO WATCH and their other children's books to tell their American-born daughter Momo about life in Japan before… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Near fine in good plus dust jacket.. Inscribed first edition of the charming tale of a walk home from school through a lively Japanese village, with an original watercolor by Yashima. Taro and his wife Mitsu, real names Jun Iwamatsu and Tomoe Sasako, were antifascist activists in addition to artists; they met in the Japanese Proletarian Artists' League. After being arrested and tortured by the Japanese government for their activism, they fled to America; they took on their pseudonyms when they were hired by the Office of War Information, and later the Office of Strategic Services, to protect their family still living in Japan. They produced anti-military propaganda for Japanese consumption in various forms throughout World War II, including illustrating handbills for dropping over battlefields. After the war, Taro and Mitsu wrote PLENTY TO WATCH and their other children's books to tell their American-born daughter Momo about life in Japan before the war. Based on… Read More